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Barn Junk · 09-06-2018, 12:46 PM

Ya B-O-B, getting the look I want while using parts I have is still going to be expensive. Good "pre" 37 21 studders are hard to find. I want to avoid the water pump cover plates on the 37s.
I'm hoping to find a shop I can work with.

The 35 block I have currently uses a undersized crank with the only problem a chunk of babbit missing at the rear main. They probably shut it down with loss of oil pressure and pulled motor at that time.

My hope is maybe to find a shop that could repour just the rear main and then align bore the block back to standard. If a LB crank could have the mains turned to 1935 std main diameter, that could then possibly be used.
Not many shops doing custom old-timey machine work anymore, I guess.

Thanks D Jones, I see they are having a swap meet in Redmond, OR next weekend. Maybe will drive down and ask some of the seller there what they might know about a shop there.

09-06-2018, 12:46 PM	#5
Barn Junk Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: WA state Posts: 771	Re: Finding Babbiting Mains Repair Shop ? Ya B-O-B, getting the look I want while using parts I have is still going to be expensive. Good "pre" 37 21 studders are hard to find. I want to avoid the water pump cover plates on the 37s. I'm hoping to find a shop I can work with. The 35 block I have currently uses a undersized crank with the only problem a chunk of babbit missing at the rear main. They probably shut it down with loss of oil pressure and pulled motor at that time. My hope is maybe to find a shop that could repour just the rear main and then align bore the block back to standard. If a LB crank could have the mains turned to 1935 std main diameter, that could then possibly be used. Not many shops doing custom old-timey machine work anymore, I guess. Thanks D Jones, I see they are having a swap meet in Redmond, OR next weekend. Maybe will drive down and ask some of the seller there what they might know about a shop there.